Syria Star: hijacked and headed southeast
SYRIA STAR IMO 7608136 issued a distress call in the Gulf of Aden reporting pirates firing upon the ship and boarding it 05 May,Helicopters found an abandoned skiff containing fuel and ammunition near the cargo ship, By the time warships arrived, the Syria Star -- carrying a cargo of sugar -- had reversed course and was heading southeast toward the Horn of Africa under the control of the pirates, who did not respond to radio contact.
REEM MARITIME LTD.
Reem Maritime Ltd (hereafter referred to as Reem) was incorporated as a private limited company in 2002 in Tartous, Syria
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7608136 SYRIA STAR J8B3493 General Cargo Ship 18831 1977 St Vincent
Former Names: Mike M-06, Hollandic Confidence-99, Hollandic-91, Hollandic Confidence-90, Netherland Confidence-86, Iris Island-86
Type: General Cargo
Flag: St Vincent & the Grenadines